Director, Deployment Strategy and Integration

Oklo is hiring a Director of Deployment Strategy and Integration to serve as a high-judgment deputy to the Senior Director, Deployments. This senior, independent operator will own top-priority cross-functional deployment workstreams from problem framing and recommendation development through decision and implementation. Deploying advanced nuclear technology requires technical, regulatory, commercial, financial, construction, schedule, operational, customer, and government considerations to move together, often before every fact is known. The Director will work across business units and functions, earning trust without relying on direct authority over every contributor. Travel: Oklo requires remote employees to travel to headquarters in Santa Clara, California twice a quarter. For the first two weeks of onboarding, employees are required to be in person at headquarters. Travel is expected to be approximately 50% and may be higher during critical deployment periods. This position may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws may be eligible.

Responsibilities

Own top-priority cross-functional deployment workstreams from problem definition through decision and implementation; Enter ambiguous situations, identify the underlying question, and build a practical path to an answer; Develop integrated recommendations that connect technical, commercial, regulatory, financial, construction, schedule, operational, customer, and government inputs; Separate facts, assumptions, constraints, and preferences; test whether the available evidence supports the current plan; Develop options with clear tradeoffs, second-order effects, owners, timing, and a recommended path; Convene cross-functional teams, clarify interfaces, surface conflicts, and drive issues to closure or timely escalation; Write concise decision memos, executive updates, meeting narratives, and implementation plans that stand on their own; Represent the Senior Director, Deployments in defined meetings and workstreams and follow through on commitments within that mandate; Convert lessons from live projects into practical, repeatable deployment practices for the broader portfolio

Requirements

Typically 10 or more years of relevant experience; A record of independently leading complex, cross-functional work from an ambiguous starting point to a concrete outcome; Strong executive presence and the ability to influence senior leaders and subject-matter experts without relying on reporting authority; Excellent written and verbal communication in clear, modern, active language; The ability to learn technical and operational subject matter quickly and ask precise questions without overstepping domain expertise; Experience carrying decisions into implementation and adapting as facts or conditions change; The ability to operate with limited direction and represent a senior leader credibly within a defined mandate

Nice to have

Experience leading complex programs, deployments, infrastructure development, strategy and operations, technical special projects, government programs, or high-stakes field operations; Experience in advanced energy, nuclear, aerospace, defense technology, construction, industrial systems, autonomy, or another regulated hardware environment; Familiarity with first-of-a-kind delivery, government customers or partners, complex contracts, project finance, capital decisions, stage gates, project controls, EPC partners, commissioning, or operational readiness; Direct field, site, construction, manufacturing, or customer-deployment experience; Passionate about clean energy; Passionate about making advanced fission a reality; Willing and able to learn quickly; Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment; Able to communicate technical content and results verbally

Benefits

Flexible time off; equity; bonuses; competitive pay; 401(k); health insurance (with employer contribution); HSA; FSA; flexible work hours; wellness credits; other benefits